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A3 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021 SPORTS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Jeff Ter Har Astoria’s Avery Biederman, left, battles for a ball with Seaside’s Dawnielle Fenton. MADDIE SISLEY Astoria Knappa High School Knappa Loggers KNAPPA OFFENSIVE LINE Gary Henley/The Astorian T T he Astoria girls soccer program found itself a scoring machine in Sisley, a junior who closed out the shortened soccer season with six goals in two games. After teammate Elle Espelien went down with a season-ending knee injury March 23 at Valley Catholic, Sisley moved up from her center-back spot to the midfi eld, and scored three goals in a 5-0 win over Rainier/Clatskanie, and three more this week in a 4-1 Clatsop Clash victory. he Knappa off ensive line had a busy night at Vernonia, where Knappa won the Logger Bowl, 40-8. Junior left tackle Carter Morrill, freshman left guard Evan Lakey, freshman center Ash Baldwin, ju- nior right guard Devyn McCall and junior right tackle Logan Morrill cleared the way for seven Knappa ball carriers, who combined for 479 yards rushing on 52 attempts (9.2 yards per carry). Knappa threw just three passes. Warrenton volleyball preps for tourney The Astorian The Warrenton volley- ball team celebrated Senior Night and warmed up for Saturday’s one-day district tournament with a sweep over Rainier, 25-18, 25-22, 25-23, Thursday night at Warrenton. The Warriors trailed in all three sets, but no defi cit was big enough to overcome for Warrenton, which rallied from an early Rainier lead in Game 1, with some pinpoint serving from Brenna Bemus down the stretch. Rainier held a 9-2 lead in the second set, before the Warriors answered with an 10-2 run on their way to the win. The Columbians led 23-22 in Game 3, but Mia McFadden served Warren- ton into a 24-22 advantage, and Rainier missed a serve at match point for the fi nal Warrior point. Warrenton is already assured of a spot in the championship of Saturday’s district tournament, with the fi nal match to begin approx- imately 5:30 p.m. Knappa sweeps Neah- Kah-Nie Knappa prepared for post-season play with another three-game sweep over Neah-Kah-Nie Thurs- day night, 25-15, 25-16, 25-19. As most leagues are now doing, the Northwest League will hold a district tournament, and Knappa will likely travel to face one of the teams from the east side next Tuesday. Hannah Dietrichs led Knappa with seven kills, Ava Skipper was 18-of-20 serving with six aces and 17 assists and senior Victoria Ramvick had six kills with four aces. Cassidy Engblom, Ash- ley Feldscher and Megan Hellberg were also honored on Senior Night. “It was a great night of Logger volleyball,” said Knappa coach Jeff Kaul, “and while it is always bit- tersweet to see the seniors play their last game on the hardwood, it was great to see all of them out there playing hard and having a good time Warrenton football tops Yamhill, again The Astorian After coming up eight points short at Warrenton last week, Yamhill-Carl- ton took another shot at the Warriors Thursday night in Yamhill. And the Tigers didn’t even come close this time, as Warrenton cruised to a season-ending 46-12 romp on the Tigers’ home field. Warrenton’s opening drive — a 14-play, 70-yard march that ended with Hordie Bodden Bodden’s 1-yard run — took seven minutes, 14 seconds off the clock, and set the tone for the night. The Tigers took advan- tage of a Warrenton turn- over to tie the game, but only briefly. After Yamhill recovered the ensuing onside kick, the Tigers fumbled it right back to Warrenton. The Warriors scored in six plays, a 15-yard Bod- den Bodden throw to Ethan OREGON CAPITAL INSIDER Caldwell. Joshua Earls intercepted a pass on the Tigers’ next play from scrimmage, and Bodden Bodden hooked up with Caldwell from 35 yards on the very next play. The two touchdowns in 17 seconds sealed the game, and Warrenton added four more touch- downs in the second half. The Warriors finish the shortened season with a 5-0 record. We’re investing in Salem coverage when other news organizations are cutting back. Get the inside scoop on state government and politics! NOW HIRING PART-TIME SALES & CASHIERS We offer: • Terrific Work Environment • Product Training • Flexible Scheduling • Merchandise Discounts For career-minded individuals, we offer a fully outlined MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM. Apply online at www.big5.com/careers Contact the store for more details. 180 SE Neptune Drive, 503-861-0722. BIG 5 CORP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER on the court.” Gulls outlast Astoria In Cowapa League action, Seaside needed extra points to score its fi rst league play win over Astoria since 2016, with a fi ve-set victory, 25-13, 24-26, 25-23, 25-20, 17-15. Seaside fi nishes 3-4 in league, 3-7 overall, while Astoria fi nishes the regular season 2-3 in league, having had two matches canceled. Both teams lose six players to graduation. Astoria girls top Seaside in clash The Astorian Clatsop Clash week opened Wednesday night at Broadway Field, where the Astoria girls soccer team posted a 4-1 win over Sea- side in the fi nal regular sea- son game of the shortened season for both teams. Astoria fi nishes 7-2, while the Gulls (3-5-1) hon- ored three players (Dawn- ielle Fenton, Yaritza Marti- nez and Emily Philbrook) on Senior Night. As for the game, the Lady Fishermen had all they would need just one minute, 19 seconds in. Astoria junior Maddie Sisley gained control of a ball in the penalty area, car- ried it left towards the end line, and placed a shot to the far post for the game’s fi rst score. Ten minutes later, another shot on goal by Sis- ley defl ected off the cross bar, and a free kick attempt was wide right. A physical fi rst half saw several players leave the fi eld with injuries, while Sisley was knocked down twice, drawing a yellow card and a red card on the Gulls. “The kids tend to get a little more physical and put more into it when it’s Sea- side,” said Astoria coach Tim Fastabend. The second foul came in the penalty box, and resulted in a penalty kick for team- mate Karen Jimenez, whose goal gave Astoria a two-nil lead with 1:57 left in the fi rst half. Sisley added two more goals in the second half (one assisted by Darby McCleary) for her second straight hat trick, and the Gulls added a late goal to avoid the shutout. Sisley may take on an even bigger scoring role next fall. “I don’t know whether to bring her up or leave her in the back,” Fastabend said. “We have a strong group of freshmen coming in, and Maddie is doing really well.” The Lady Fishermen lose six seniors, including Espe- lien, Emma Biederman, Haley Kelley, Erin Mullins, Lilly Randall and keeper Shelby Rasmussen, who recorded fi ve shutouts in goal in the last seven games.